Congregation Shaare Emeth is a

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congregation in

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. Founded in

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in 1867, it constructed its first building at 17th and Pine Streets in 1869.Kerry M. Oinitzky, Marc Lee Raphael. The American Synagogue: A Historical Dictionary and Sourcebook,

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, 1996, pp. 200-201. Shaare Emeth is a member of the

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. It is the oldest Reform and largest congregation in the greater St. Louis area. In addition to religious services, the Shaare Emeth has a religious school, Shirlee Green Preschool, and two summer camps, Camp Micah and Camp Emeth. Clergy are Senior Rabbi Jim Bennett, Rabbi Andrea Goldstein, Rabbi Rachel Bearman, Cantor Seth Warner, and Rabbi Educator Lori Levine; Rabbi Emeritus is Jeffrey Stiffman.

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